Senior Director, Head of US Property and Development Accounting

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Oversight

• Lead the US Property Accounting and Development Accounting teams, ensuring excellence in financial integrity, controls, and reporting.
• Manage and oversee relationships with third-party service providers for outsourced accounting functions, including negotiation of rates.
• Act as a key liaison between the accounting teams and internal stakeholders such as asset management, design & construction, and executive leadership.

Financial Reporting & Compliance

• Direct the preparation and review of accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for a large and diverse real estate portfolio.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and internal accounting policies and controls.

Operational Accounting & Controls

• Oversee all property-level accounting functions, including revenue recognition, lease accounting, expense management, and reconciliations.
• Partner with property managers and asset managers to maintain accurate and timely reporting.

Design & Construction Accounting

• Oversee capital expenditure tracking, budget monitoring, and reporting for construction and redevelopment projects.
• Work closely with the Development team to ensure accurate job costing, capitalization, and timely processing of project expenditures.

Qualification & Requirements

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in real estate accounting, with strong exposure to office, residential, and industrial asset classes.
• Prior experience overseeing outsourced/shared service accounting teams is required.
• Expertise in GAAP accounting and financial reporting for property operations and construction.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics D365 preferred
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• On-site presence required

Benefits

This role is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, as well as access to our comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, 401(k) plan (with matching contributions), wellness benefits and all other benefits afforded to full-time Tishman Speyer employees.